I’m gluten free. It’s a choice I made to hopefully halt my autoimmune disease, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, from progressing any further. You’ve probably heard about the hype for this new gluten free ‘fad’ and you may even be one of the keyboard warriors I see writing comments below articles on going gluten free, that read something like “Going gluten does NOT benefit you unless you’re celiac”. Yes, yes it can. Want to know how? OK. https://buff.ly/2wAKnFF

When other people in their early twenties are able to go out in the evenings, see friends and family, partake in a hobby at home or even just watch Netflix, and I can’t even keep my eyes open to do that at 6pm.

As you read this brief list, I ask that you remember that the person you know with hypothyroidism did not ask for this disease, and they are just as gutted as you are, that they have it and it affects their life so much. If not more. It’s not their fault.